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Redstone Arsenal is paid at HUNTSVILLE, AL, housing area AL003. An E-5 with dependents draws $1,797 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Redstone Arsenal sits inside HUNTSVILLE, AL, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Redstone Arsenal
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,668 | $1,284 | $20,016 |
| E-2 | $1,668 | $1,284 | $20,016 |
| E-3 | $1,668 | $1,284 | $20,016 |
| E-4 | $1,668 | $1,284 | $20,016 |
| E-5 | $1,797 | $1,443 | $21,564 |
| E-6 | $2,079 | $1,557 | $24,948 |
| E-7 | $2,133 | $1,671 | $25,596 |
| E-8 | $2,187 | $1,860 | $26,244 |
| E-9 | $2,286 | $1,935 | $27,432 |
| W-1 | $2,097 | $1,635 | $25,164 |
| W-2 | $2,154 | $1,857 | $25,848 |
| W-3 | $2,229 | $1,947 | $26,748 |
| W-4 | $2,307 | $2,085 | $27,684 |
| W-5 | $2,415 | $2,142 | $28,980 |
| O-1E | $2,139 | $1,794 | $25,668 |
| O-2E | $2,214 | $1,917 | $26,568 |
| O-3E | $2,325 | $2,070 | $27,900 |
| O-1 | $1,839 | $1,536 | $22,068 |
| O-2 | $2,076 | $1,758 | $24,912 |
| O-3 | $2,226 | $1,974 | $26,712 |
| O-4 | $2,445 | $2,127 | $29,340 |
| O-5 | $2,607 | $2,154 | $31,284 |
| O-6 | $2,625 | $2,205 | $31,500 |
| O-7 | $2,640 | $2,241 | $31,680 |
| O-8 | $2,640 | $2,241 | $31,680 |
| O-9 | $2,640 | $2,241 | $31,680 |
| O-10 | $2,640 | $2,241 | $31,680 |
These are the HUNTSVILLE, AL rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.